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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2024
Nilgiri
Winner — 2024
Santosh Khatua
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 52.2%BJD 40.4%6 others 7.4%
Votes
87,928
52.2% share
Winning margin
19,839
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
77.8%
of 2,16,428
A clear win with a 11.8% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santosh Khatua | BJP (NDA) | 87,928 | 52.2% |
| 2 | Sukanta Kumar Nayak | 68,089 | 40.4% | |
| 3 | Akshaya Kumar Acharya | 8,210 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Jogananda Dash | CPI(M) | 1,420 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Ajaya Kumar Pattanayak | 1,358 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 938 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Gangadhar Nayak | NAPt | 264 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Arun Kumar Barik | SAMO | 240 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (52nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.0% · max 58.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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52nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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103rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.2%BJD 40.4%OTH 6.8%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.11 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.